Find Spot record 3992/0/1 - Unstratified, unlocated Bronze Age urn

A small collared urn, one of Primary Series, found in 1826 in the area of Desborough.

{1} Finds, unlocated, found in 1826. A Bronze Age cinerary urn with overhanging rim; Primary Series, 4.5ins high;

{3} Presented to Museum by Miss Dryden;

{4} A small collared urn, one of Primary Series, found in 1826.

{9} Bronze Age burials (unlocated). There are records of a number of vessels, extant or lost, found at various times in the area, but it is not clear where they were. They include a small Collared Urn, one of the Primary Series, found in 1826 and another `large cinerary urn' of which only one plain body sherd survives (NM)

{12} Northampton Museum record the o.h.r urn as being found in 1826 and presented to the Museum by Miss Dryden.

<1> Abercromby J., 1912, Bronze Age Pottery, p.116/Pl.69 (unchecked) (Series). SNN7133.

<2> 1961, Proceedings of The Prehistoric Society, 27/296/NO118 (Journal). SNN24686.

<3> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.33/Site 2 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP88SW4 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<6> Brown, A E (ed), 1972, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 7/2+3 (Journal). SNN25623.

<7> 1915, Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries, 27/123+4 (Uncertain). SNN58816.

<8> 1909, Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries, 22/333+334 (Uncertain). SNN58817.

<9> Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries, SER 2/27/122 (Uncertain). SNN58818.

<10> MOORE J.R., 1910, History of Desborough, (unchecked) (Book). SNN39494.

<11> Ashmolean Museum Accession Register, (checked) (Catalogue). SNN10110.

<12> Colquhoun, FD, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 FDC 03-JUN-1969 (Notes). SNN112950.

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